@1 )c CBaiiji past JAMES P. BARR, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR Termst—Dxilt, bix Dollars psryesr, strictly m advaooe. Wnuaj, Hlugle subscrip tions, One Dollar perybar. OFFICIAL PAPER 01 iHE CITY THURSDAY MORN*NG::::i:::Nov. 14. CIT? MATTERS The Su Louis Fraud Case. Nicholas "Walton was before Mayor Wilson yesterday morning for final hear ing on the charge ot consp;rtcy preferred against him. There was, huwuvur, do tesiimoney to sustain tho information and he was discharged. • Mr. Ooyle, immediately upon Waßon’e discharge, presented to Mayor Wilson an » order fur the money found on the person , of the woman, which his honor refused to give up. Wo understand that* a sait for trover and conversion has since been insti tuted against tho Mayor for retaining the money. Walton was returned to prison, a charge s of defrauding the government having been laid before United States Commissioner Baily, before whom he was soon after taken for hearing United StatesDtstricl Attorney Carnahan and A. M. Brown, E.-q , appeared, the former for the Gov ernment and the latter as private counsel for Walton’s sureties, and Mr. Swariz, welder and John Coyle, K-.qg., for the de* fondant. Mr. Kg&n, police ofllcor from St. Louis, testified to a conversation with Walton, here, and certain admissions msde by him. Officer Rod e, of the Mayor’s police, detailed the circuuitlance= ot the arri st at the depot. Mayor Wilson lostiued to the con fessions or statements ol Walton with regard to tho fraud, while in custody at his office, and no further testimony was offered. Mr. Swertzweldcr argued at length againsttho commitment of Walton upon the slight evidence offered, contend nig that the case* had not been made out The Commissioner sttomed to think other W:ea, as be loJgel a final enmmilmon! against Walton, remanding him to prison. At three o’clock W'alton was brought before Judge McOandress upon a writ ot habeas corpus, Mr. JSwartwelder appear ing in his oehalf. He a-ked for the charge on the ground that he had rot been guilty of any ofience under tho section of the act of Congress on which the informs turn was based; that the Mayor had already discharged him upon a like information and it was illegal for the rnaitoV to bo re-- adjudicated; that tho process was issued for the purpose of collecting a debt by moa ne of a criminal prosecution. Ho desired the Court tj go behind the information and hear the evidence upon which the commit icent was baaed, but this the Court refused tto do, remarking that the Commissioner | Was appointed for the exprofs purpose of relieving it from that duly. The writ was finally refused, lor the reason that the re. 3ator was in CaPrt, in cnslody of the United States Marsha', under process from a Uuited States Commissioner. TJ. S. District Attorney Carnahan now BBked for a writ of removal for Walton to the district in which the offence was alleg ed to have been committed. This the Court ordered to use. These proceedings finally disgose of the matter here. Walton will probably bo taken back to St. Louis lo<lay, if indeed Jie was not taken away last night, which Was.in contemplation We learn that an information for con gpjVacy has been made, before Mayor Wil* son,. 'gainst the woman who accompanied lf she remains in the city she Will proudly be arrested at onco. Mebtino to Rehulatk the Price of Bock Oil At a meeting of oil Coders, at on the Buchanan farm, last Week, for the wrposo of regulating the supply and price oil ibe following com mittee was appoint'orf to consider the pro per course to be par.'awi by operators : J. L. Mitchell, Dr. M urray, Hirntn Pool, Hon. James Vadswor Ui, Dr. Hostetler. O Noble, Wilbam S. A dam?, S. Martin, Ham. McClintock, Washington McClin* took, A. B. Funk, V. F. Ciark. Mr. Crane, Dr. L. Haldeman, a'id LS. Wat iins, they tc ru'.irc and appoint a sub* committee of six, to carry out thoir sug° geslions. The executive committee of six, as appointed by the standing committee, consisted of James Wadsworth. Dr. L. Bsldeman, Dr. Hostetler, Dr. Murray, O. Noble, and J. L . Mitchell, H being a part of their dnty to frame articles of associa tion for the permanent regulation of the supply and price of oil. it was further moved by Mr. Wadsworth that a com mittee of five be appointed by the Chair, with instructions to consult with the Directors of the Central Railroad upon the praeiabilily of build ing a branch from the Paiiaielphia and 2£rie Railroad to Oil Oreek Valley. Said c.'mTnit'ee were also instructed to enter tain the' orcj-.-c'. uf c onstructing a plank or •timber roaa the oil region to such railroad station they might deem most abvisable. An Ingenious Is*sT.* NUM j cirr ' — 3 °m e time ago, ooeof tho most , Nj n ent living Buriats, Dr. Kramer, of Berl. N ' published a very interesting statement, aecv by statistics of the number of <_ S * es of deafness successfully u,a>.ed by him means of tho air pump in c mnection other remedies. This statement attracted groat attention throughout Europe, from those practitioners who had made that branch of medical science a speciality, as well as from the in general, but it was indeed found of eminent service in the treatment of aural affections. Dr. Von Moscfazisker, who is accounted tho first Buriat in this country, hag just received one of these simple but ingenious insfcrua ments, and has added to it some very strik ing improvements, such as combining with • it a.method by which medicated vapors can ' be administered to tho oar, as to reacii the 1 tympanum, as well as the rectachian tube, and think it a most valuable addition to the means of restoring the deaf to their ' hearing. ■ Wo have seen tho instrument in 1 question, and the Doctor expresses a wish \ that those of the medical faculty wbu wish to examine it should cal! on him Bud he ! Will readily explain its utility and modus operandi . 1 Arrest of a JU. urdkrkk. Our readers Will doubtless remembor that ay*.r. Engles was killed in a fight at Hendersonville, Mercer county, soma weeks Bineo, by a man named Tailor. who wits fol'owod to this city and found nt Camp Wilkins, but managed toercHpe from the otficer:? sent to arrest him. He subsequently joined Capt. McGratty’s company, in Allegheny city, and the latter was about to send him on with a detachment of men, when he bor rowed fifty cents from him, saying ho de sired to go home before leaving for the wars. Leave of absence was graated and no more was heard of Taylor (though an offioer'lrom Mercer was here, making dil igent search for him] until yesterday,when Mayor Drum received a dispatch, bdn nouncingbis Brrer.t in Mercer county. It seems singular that Taylor should reLurn to the vicinity of thn homicide, but he must either have supposed himself safer in the country districts or was in search of some place w here he might hide himselfin security without expense, being almost without money. He is now in Mercer jalll Mss. Henderson a* To rax.-Mrs. Ettie Henderson is, sicco ber return, even more popular than before. The bill for to-night is “Uncle Tom's Cabip, rp j/fe among the Lowly, in which sue wiil give., her capi tal personation of 1 [hv, introducing a dance and tho song of' “Golly, I’ee so wicked.” Let her have an old fashioned Audience tonight. Sdpihaßae ObUpt, Present, all the Judgec. .Wednesday, Nov. 13th, 1861 Jackson’s Ex’rs vs Fuller; Fayette. At eued by Fuller for Plaintiff in error,and by Patterson, centra. .William H. Woodward was appointed Guardian of the Poor of Philadelphia, in room of Cbas. Brown, resigned. ! Bleckstone an 1 others vs. "While; Fayette. Argued by K&ine and Ewing for Plaintiff in Error, and by Patterson, contra. Hill vs, Uliphant; Fayetta. Argued by Ewing and Kaine for Plaintiff in Error, and by Patterson, contra Huichi*on vs M. & M. Bank of Wheel ing; Fayette. Argued by Fuller for Plain* tiff in Error, and by Kaine centra. United States Circuit Court. Before Judges Grier and McCandless. Wednesday Nov. 13th, 1801. In tho case ol Constant vs the Allegho* ny Insurance Co., the jury returned a special verdict on the facts, with an award for the plaint’ffof $5,265 83, if the Court should accept tbe finding of tbejury. A jury was empaneled to try the case of Wm. M. Richardson vs. The County of Lawrence, an action to recover interests on coupons from bonds issued to the .North Western Kailroad Co. Goo. Shiras, Esq., appeared for In© plaintiff and Messrs. Taylor and McCombs for the defence The arguments were not concludod at ad journment. District Court, Before Judge Williams. Monday, Nov. 13, IR6 In the case of Nelson and Ecclee, report ed yesterday, the jury found for the plain tiffs, $805.1 • j Wm. M. Faber & Co, vs Arthur Kirk, Jr. Action on a book account. Verdict for plaintiffs, $l7O 3L Robert Shaw, Administaator of John Denninger, deceased, vs J. E. Huey, and others. Action on a promissary note. On trial. Hank hi ole limitations. Corrected for the Rust by Fold & Caro, of the National Bank Note Reporter. (Tbo Reporter ip published monthly, af One Dollar a year, in advance. Oihco, Dispatch Building, Pittsburgh, Pa ) JfggF* Kates uncertain at present .PirreßUEGn, Noyemoer 13 I>ol. Jht.counl New England States ►Jew York State New York City New Jersey Pennsylvania, (Philadelphia.) Pittsburgh Interior, suspended.... 1 to Delaware District ot Columbia Maryland, Baltimore.. ” Interior Virginia. Wheeling and Braoohos “ Raatern , North Carolina South Carolina Aiatiama... Lou Hiftllß. Kentucky Endmna Free .. “ Bank of the State. Illinois Wisconsin. lowa M'chig&n... Missouri... Canada The Winsted Dank, Connecticut, is thrown out at New York and Boston. It is said the bank has been robbed. The PenntylvuaiH Thirteenth, a camp sheet issued by the Dispatch Mess. Com pany A., at Great Falls, Aid., thus refers to Mr. B. W. Gillis, formerly of this city, now one of the proprietors of the National Onion, Rockville, Md. “Mr. Gillis for merly worked on the Pittsburgh Pusf, learned his trade in Cleveland, and is a natlvo of the Wild Cat district, which his father represented in Congress; his broths or is in the navy, and an honor to our Tuial or New Hose —This afternoon a sample of new hcee manufactured by Mr. Boyd, of Boston, the patentee, sent hero for trial, will bo tested cn Penn streot, above Hay, by the Vigilant Fire Compa ny. The hose is of gum, covered with canvass, and it is claimed will sustain a pressure of 236 pounds to the inch, while the ordinary leather hose will burst if sub jected to ever 160 pounds. The Vigil® t, if the nc-w hoao stands the test, wiil proba bly exchange their leather hose lor it. J ’I TTfIIIhOHEK CuMPLIMKNTKD -A Bpe cial telegram to the Philadelphia Press, says:—Tho U. S. steamer Louisiana, a party from which burnttho rebel schooner and two sloops, on the night of thotlTtb, is in command of Lt. Alex. Murray, U. S. Navy, a native of Piauburgh, to whom I made reference some days ago, and whose resolute and vigilant-conducthas saved the whole of the loyal population of ChincO' teage Island from the outrages of the robels. Our lady readers will bear in mind the large sale of Furs at tbe old established Auction House, corner Wood street and Virgin alley, this afternoon at 11 o’clock. Readv for examination at W o’clock, a. m. L. W, Lynd conducts tho sale. Lecture at Concert Hall.—The sec- ond and last lecturo of the course by Dr. Beiley, of Baltimore, will be delivered at Cuucert Hall this evening;. Subject: ‘‘The American Rebellion and its Results as seen by the light of Prophecy.'’ Too lirat lec turo was received with much favor by a large and appreciative audience, and it ifl expected the lecture to-night will bo oven 'till more interesting and instructive. Kyk,—S. A. Bterrett, M. D., de vote? attention to all affections of the eye. K*-. n3ovofi cataract by a new opo iation, that cfl U9( ' B but P ain < or nsk to tho eye. 27* Penn street, j - Diamonds, Di/- UONDS -~ oar readers will obsorvo a magn ,^-‘eD display of dia monds at unheard of Vncos, at bio. 52 Fifth street, three doors , vh;VO Theatre, this day. Severe Fall, —A man Micnael Kilraine wab dangerously iuju. T ®d oa on ' day afternoon, by the upsetting furni ture wagon on which he was ria dio was thrown on his head a distanc ' dl* teen feet, and badly injured. He &[. y ° his pocket book, containing some 0f more. Admitted to Bail.—Dr. W. J. Smith, charged with making counterfeit money, who has been in prison ever since his arrest, was yesterday admitted to bail lor his appearance, in the sum of $:i,000, by United States Commissioner Bailey. Appointment.—Henderson E. Davis, of Allegheny City, has been a Notary Public, vice James A. Dunlevy, Lime expired. Mr. D. is oil' to the wars. Lucy Robeson, a colored girl, convict ed at Hollidaysburg of the crime of con cealing the birth ot an illegitimate child, has heeh sentenced to one year in the Western Penitentiary. JOB*J m UXTUL— A.YTBOH7 HITXH JOSEPH H2TEE & SON, Manufacturers of FANCY AND PLAIN Fl {JRNITUBE & CHAIRS, 1 fAREHOUSE, 136 BMITHFIELD STREET, (between Sixth street And Virgin alley ) l »o 9 FITTBBUEGS J 3 B. SWEET’S INFALLIBLE LINIMENT, A jfoa/esato and Retail by &. E. SELLERS & CO., 211 EDITH. LATEST BY TELEGRAPH Last Night's News up lo Two O’eloek IMPORTANT FROM BEAUFORT Highly Important Hews from the JVafval Expedition. GREAT TRIUMPH. PWIC AMOK 188 BEBEIS, Two Forts Captured, A RE LIABLE ACCOUNT. LOSS OF THE REBELS &0., &c , ske , Fortress Monbok, Novomber 12— via Baltimore, Nov. 13—Tfcn steamer Bien. villohasjußt arrived at Old Point from the Great .Expedition. She loft Port Royal on Sunday afternoon, and brings cheering intelligence. Sho proceeds at once to New A ork, where she will bo due to morrow evening. Capt. Steedman, however, loft her at this place, ami proceeds direct to Wash ington with dispatches and trophies, two brass cannon anil accession flags, lie ro ports Iho gale encountered by tho fleet to have be. n very severe. The Union and Usceola went ashore and wero lost, as previously reported. The Governor foun. derod at sea, but tbo Isaac J. Smith sues ceeded in saving all her crew with the ex ception of a fuw marines. The fleet arrived at Port Royal or, Hon day, the 4th inst. On Tuesday the smaller gunboats rounded and buoyed out the channel under a flrofrom the forts, which did no damage. On Wednesday the weather prevented activo operating, but on Thursday morn, ing, the .ih inst. , the men-of-war and gunboats advanced to the attack. Tpn -action commenced at 10 o'clock a m., ami was hotly carried on on both sides, and lasted about four hours, at the end of which lime tho rebels were compelled, by tho shower of shells, to abandon their works and beat a hasty retreat. Our loss was eight men and an officer, the Chief Engineer of tho Mohdcan, killed,' and about twenty wounded. Tho rebel loss 'not known. Fifty-two bodies found by our men wore buried. All their wounded except two were carried off. Two forts were captured—Tort Walker, on Hilton Hoad, mounting twenty-three Euns. and Tort Beauregard, on Bay Point mounting nineteen eudp The wore of heavy calibre, b ,ih now and splendid. Tho earthworks wero ~f constructed in the bight;«t style of uaiitt&< ry science, and pronounced by <ur eniri* neers as impregnable agaimt any a.taault by land forces. 1 he final retreat of the reboU was a per* feet rout. They left everything, arms, equipments ol ulI kinds, even to the <.Ul cers swords and commissions, all tho let ters and papers, both public and private, order books and documents of all kind* wore |left in their flight, and fell into our hands, affording our officers much valua* hie information. Among the papers was a telegram from Jeff. Davis to the commander of tho post, informing him of the sailing «.f tho expe dition, and that he knew their destination ’ be Port Royal, [<^uery—Who was the traitor ] Tho whoio surrounding Country was seized with a perfect panio. Tn« day alter the tight, the Seneca ami twu other gun boat?, under the command of Liout. Amman, proceeded up to Beaufort, and found but one white man in the town, and be was drunk, and the plantations up the river seemed to be deserted, except by the negroes, who were seen in great numr e’s, and who, as the boats passed, came down to the shore with bundles in their hands, aa if expecting to be taken off. They seized all the letters in tho post offica at Beaufort. After the capture of the forts, the whole array, about fifteen thousand men, were safely landed and established on Tho forts were but little injured,but tho rebels could not stand tho explosion .of our big shells. Iho force of the enomy, as ascertained from their papers, was from three to fo'ir thousand men, under General Gravlon o' fcjouth Carolina. J ’ Our victory is complete, the enemy leaving everything but their lives, which they saved by running. J. W. Bradford, of the Coast Survey, bearer of and Lieutenant P. H. Wymar, command ng the Pawnoe, also arrived in the Bienville, and will take the boat to-night Kt Billimore. Iho boats fr.iiji thri Wabash wero the firn to land alter the fight, and Capt. John R.'gers wa? the first man on shore. The boats returned loaded with valuable trophies ol all kinds ; one of our officers finding an elegant cavalry sword, \*iih a solid silver scabbard. Swords, pistol?; &c Ac., were scattered about in every iireo* ucn, and in any quantity. But tour prim oners were found, and two of them were wounded. All hands connected with the fleet are represented as acting in the most gallant m \nner. I,ha reporters who accompanied tho ex* ;>edith''rt returned to Mow York in the Bieuvi.Ue with lull details. Amotfig the most efficient vessolr. were found 1 o be the new guneboats. and of which t ho Navy Department had twenty three co ntracted expressly for such purpo ses, and their success, both in the gule and under flru, was perfect. Commodore. Dray ton who commanded the Pocahontas, is a brother of Gan. Drayton who commanded the reoel forts, and Captain Steedma n, who brings the dispatches, is the Bon oi a for mer Mayor of Charleston. On tho reception of the official dispatch es, the.f-ollowing order was issued : Genkral Order.—The Depuiment announc es to the Navy and to the a ountry, its high gratification at the brilliant suc cess of the combined navy and army forces, respectively commanded by Flag Officer d. F. Dupont, and Brig. General T. W. Sherman, .in the capture of Forts Walker and Beauregard, commanding the entrance to Port Eoy.al harbor, South Carolina.— To commemcTate this signal victory, it is ordered that & National salute be fired from each Navy Ya. r d at meridian, on the day after the receipt’ of this order. (Signed) Gideon Welles. Nov. 13; 1861.' The following. .iB a portion of a private Ui\H9 buuk M Assistant Secretary of the Navy: On Board Frigate Wababh, i Port Royal. S. U., * * November 9th, 1801. J My Dear Mr. Fox .-—During tlio d heartening events of our passage my faj .h never gave way, but at some moments it seemed appalling. On tbe other band I permit n > elation at our success, yet I cannot refrßin from telling you that it has been morn complete and m>re brill mt than I ever could have believed I have been too fatigued to send a detailed official account of the battle, my report is full up to the evo of it, and I think it will interest you, but I have contented myself with a succinct account, which I think will be liked aR well as a more detailed narrative, this I will how ever, forward in time for the Secretary’s report. I kept under way and made throe turns, though I passed five times between the forts. I had a flanking division of five ships to watch. Old Tatnall who had eight small and swift steamers ready tp pounce upon any of ours should they be disabled. I could get none of my big frigates up. I thought the Sabine would 1 have gotten clear to the St. Lawrence, I sent no word and the Savannah was blown off. Ido not' regret it now, except on their account. I believe my plan was clear, I stood against the tide and had tbe management the better, in consequence Their confidence was extreme that they could drive us away. They fought brave> ty and the rifled guns never missed. An elghtpounder rifle shot went through oar main mast in the very centre, making an awful hole. They aimed at our bridge where they knew they would make a bole if lucky. A shot in ihe centre.let water into tbe after magazine, but I saved pers baps a hundred lives by keeping under way, and bemg inclosed, we found their sights graduated at six hundred yards.—* When they ooce broke, tho stampede was intense, and not a gun was spiked. In truth, ] never witnessed rucb a tire as that of this ship on their second turn, and 1 am told that its effect upon tho spectators outside of her was intense. I learn, when they saw the flag flying on shore, the troops were powerless to cheer, but, except Genoral Sherman, was deeply affected, and the soldiers are loud aod unstinting in their expression of admiration and grati tude. The works are mo9t scientifically constructed, and there is nothing like Walker ou the Potomac. I did not allow | the victory to check our ardor, but dis patched some vessels undor Captain Uiliis over tho otherside 10-dav. I have an expedition to Beaufort to save the light vessels, but they were fired in stantly after surrender. Beaufort is deserted, and the negroes are wild with joy and revenge. They have been shot down, they say, like dogs be cause they would not go off with their masters I have already a boat at Scull crook, and the communication between Savannah and Charleston is cut off. The following are additional particulars of tho bombardment: Notwithstanding the heavy calibre of tho guns on me rebel forts, and their abundant supply of 'ammunition, as the subsfquent discoveries proved, not a tingle vessel of our fbet was either sunk or burnt, and none were seriously injured, or even disabled. The gunboat Pawnee, which rendered efficient service in the fight, suffered more severely than any of the war vessels on* gaged, ana yet she was not disabled in the slightest A round shot went through her ward room, and another ball damaged the Second Lieutenant’s room, causing some havoc am«ng the furniture, but doing the ship no material damage. This ship lost six killed, and two others of her gallant fellows were wounded. Your correspondent regrets that he is unable to furnish tho names of the killed and wounded. Tho flag ship "Wabash escaped with slight injury to the main mast, by a round shot. The Pocahontas hsd but one man in jured. The chief engineer of the Mohican was killed, and an assistant engineer of the Pocahontas is reported badly injured, if not killed. The rebels set a trap, but it missed fire. When our bravo fellows landed to take possession of tho forts they found the rebel flag at the fort on Hilton Heand still fly ing, and ju?t as one of cur men pulled at tho halyards to draw down the traitorous banner, au explosion took place in the housejust vacated by the rebel officers, but doing little damage and injuring no one. It was fou'd, oq examination, that the rebels had, before evacuating the place, arranged what they thought would prove a deadly trap to the victors. Mines bad been laid, and matches so ar. ranged that when the halyards of the flag should bo drawn down, the mines would be sprung —firing the magazines and blow up the whole work,and involve the victors in a common ruin, but tt did not go off, and so« n the brave old flag, tho stars and stripes, waved in triumph from the rebel flag staff. The magazines were found to contain Urge quantities of powder, and a vast quantity of ammunition, shot and shell, and various descriptions of projec tiles—tho latter chiefly of .English manu facture. The Buequehsnna had three men wound* ed. The list of casualties, as before stated, gives only 8 killed and some 20 wounded, only a small portion of whom wero consid ered seriously or dangerously hurt. All the wounded were doing well, and a great part would be sent home in a few days. The town of Beaqfort was entirely, de serted, except by the nogroes. Tho troops had not occupied it when the steamer left, fining beLter engaged in strengthening their p, isilion. A flag of truco was sent to Norfolk yos» terdav, but it is understood to have brought no additional tidings New York, Nov. 13—The Tribunes special report from Fortress Monroe says that on Thursday morning tho entire fleet formed in two grand lines for the fight.— The steamer Bienville flanked tho move ment, which was in a circle, first deliver ing broadsides into Fort Beauregard on the North West, and as the ‘fleet came round, raking Fort Walker on the South- West. Both forts responded vigorously. The Pawnee and Mohican having for the time betDggot aground, wore considerably datoaged. The bombardment lasted between four and five hours, when the rebel flag on Ft. Walker came down. Tbo rebel luss is supposed to be two hundred. General Drayton commanded at Fort Walker,and Colonel Elliott at Fort Beau regard. Tho rebels retired across Scull Creek to a village twentyflve miles in the interior, where it is supposed they intend to make a stand. The negroes had already begun to pillage and destroy Beaufort, tbe white population having lied to Charleston by small steam* ers through the inland route. It is understood that Gen. Sherman will improve tbe defenses of his position before making any forward movement. In the forts was a large supply of am* munition stores of the beet description. Commodore Dupont will immediately survey the horbor, place buoys and erect lights, and the position will be made a per manent base of operations. Every one entered into the fight with the determination that the forts should be silenced, though it should cost the entire fleet. The fleet stood between 800 and 1,000 feet of the forts and used five second fuses and poured shells Into them at the rate of 2.000 per hour. Not a single shell sent by the reoels burst in a ship. The "Wabash was struck several times as was most of the fleet, bat every ship was l» a to their heel*. The Surgeon of Fort Walker was killed. At Charleston, the next day, thirteen minute guns were fired, indicatire of the burial of a Brigadier General. General Sherman has hundreds, perhaps thousands, of negro laborers at his com mand to work on the new iotrenchments. A terrible panic prevails at Savannah, and it is believed that the capture of *.hal city ccm.dbe eiaily olFected. Washington City, Nov. 13 Flag Snip Wahasii, Hilton Head, \ Fort Royal, Nov. 8, 1861. j k IR: —I have to report the following casualties in the action ol yesterday in the capture of the batteries at Hilton Head: Tbo Wabash had killed 1, Thos. J-.ckson, coxswain, captain .of a gun; wounded two, Alfred Hornsby, seaman, and Wm. Wall, seaman. Susquehanna; killed 2, John 1’! Clark, Orderly Sergeant; William Price, 2d coal heaver; wounded severely, one, Samuel if. Smart, first class boy; wounded’ slightly, 2, Patrick Ewynn, Orderly Ser geant and Samuel Holbrook, 2d gunner. Pawnee; killed 2, John Kelly, Orderly Sergeant; W. H. Kilzbugh, Ist class boy; wounded slightly, 3, Alfred Washburn’ Msjor’s mate; Jacob House. Orderly Ser geant; Patrick Quinn, Orderly Sergeant. I Mohican; killed, 1, John A. Wbitemoro, 3i assistant engineer; wouDded seriously, 3, W. Thompson, laaa; Seyburn, Acting Master, and Sherman Bascow, Orderly Srrgeanl; wounded; slightly, 4, Jlavland I'Uthbert, fid a sislanl engineer; John O Pittman, Master's mate; J. N. Townsend, Orderly Sergeant; Charles Brown. Bien ville; killed, 2, Patti ik MeUuigan, Alex ander Chambers; wounded slightly, throe, Peter Murphy, Alexander Fivoy, William Oilchrißt. Seminole ; a few slightly wounded, not reported- Total, killed, 8; wounded seriously, fi; wounded slightly,- It; total killed and wounded, 31. J have the honor to be, respectfully, Your ob’t servant, (Signed) S. F. Dupcnt, Flag Ofiiujr S. A. Block. Sqn, To Hon. Gideon Welles, Secretary ol the Navy. HE A UAHT E Rrt KxfEl'lTION CnRPS, ) Port Royal. Nov. h, 1801. ’ ) Adjutant (imcral I nited States Army, Washington City , D C Sta: I have the honor to report that the force under my command embarked at Annapolis, Md., on the 21st of October and arrived at Hampton Kosds, Va , on the 22d In consequence of the delay in the arrival of some of our transports and the unfavorable state ol the weather, the fleet was unable to set out for the South ern coast until the 29th, when under the convoy of a Naval Squadron in command of Commodore Uupont, and after the most mature consideration of the oljscts of the expedition by that Flag Otii, or andnits-lr, it was agreed to tirst reduce any works lhal might bo found at Port Royal, S. C.. and thus open the finest barber'on the coast that exists south cl Hatteras. I: was calculated to resoh Pert Royal in fiyo'days at m< at, but in consequence of adverse winds and a perilous storm on tbo day and night ot the Ist of November, the fleet ar rived at Port Royal bar not until the 4th, j and then but in part, ior it had b en almost entirely dispersed by the gale, and theves sols have been straggling, up to this date. The transport steamers Union, Belvidere, Osceola and Peerless have not arrived; two of them aro known to be lost anditis prob- ! able all are. It is gratifying, however, to say that none of the troop-transports, connected with the Isnd forces, were lost* though the Winfield Scott had to sacrifice her whole cargo, and the Roanoke a por non of her cargo to save the lives of tho regiments on board. The former will be unable to again put to sea. The vessels connected with the naval portion of the fleet have also suffered much, and some have been lost. After aearoful reconnois. sanca of Pert R ival hay it was ascertained that tho rebels bad three field works of re markable strength, strongly garrisoned, and covered by a fleet of three gun boats under Captain Tatnall, late of tho United Stall’ll Navy, besides strong land forces which the rebels were concentrating from Charleston and Savannah. The troops of the robels wero afterwards ascertained to have been cooimandtd by Gen Drayton. One of the forte, and probably the strongest, was situated , n Hilton s Head and the other two on Phil lip’s Island. It was deemed proper to first reduce the forts on Hilton’s Head, though to this a greater or less fire might have to bo met from the bat erics on Bay Point at the same lime. Our onginal plan of 00-oporation of the iand forces in this at tack had lo be set aside in c mst-quencoof the loss, doing the voyage, of a greater portion of our means of disembarkment together with the fact that the only point where the troops should have landed was fromuvelosix miles, measuring around the intervening sholes from the anchoring place of our transports, altogether too great a distance for successful debarkation with our limited means. It was, there fore, agreed that the place should be re duced by the naval force alone. In con sequence of the shattered condition of the fleet and the delay in the arrival of vessels that were indispensable for the attack, it had to be postponed until the 7th init. 1 was a mere spectator of the combat, and it is not my province to render any report of this action, but 1 deem it an imparative duty to say that the tiring and manouever ing of our fleet against that of the rebels and their formidable land batteries was a master piece of acting and professional skill that must have elicited the applause of the rebels themselves as a toctical oper ation. I think that too much prais9 can not be awarded to the science and skill exhibited by the fbg officer of the naval tquadron, and the officers connected with his ships. I deem the performance a masterly one, and it ought to have been seen to be fully appreciated. After the works were reduced I took possession of them with the land forces. 'I he beautifully constructed work on Hiltou Head was seriously crippled, and many of the guns dismounted. Much slaughter had evidently been made there, many bodies being buried in the fort, and some twenty or thirty were found half a mile distant. The island, for many miles,was found strewed with arms and accoutrements, and baggage of the rebels, which they threw away in their hasty retreat. We have also come into possession of about forty pieces of ordnance, most of which is of the heaviest calibre and of the mist approved models, and a large quantity of ammunition and camp equipage. j It is my duty to report the valuable services ot Mr. Pontelli, assistant in the coast survey, assisting me with his aocu rate and extensive knowledge of this country. His services are invaluable to the army as well as to the navy, and I earnestly recommend that important notice be taken of this very able and scientific officer by the War Department. I am very respectfully, your obedient servant, [Signed) J- W. Sherman, Brigadier General Commanding. After landing, and taking possession of the forts, Gen. Sherman issued the following proclamation: To the people of South Carolina: In obedience to the orders of the President of these United States of America, 1 have landed on your shores with a small foroe of National troops- The diotates of a duty, which, under these circumstances, I owe to a great Sovereign State, and to afproud and hospitable people, among whom I have passed some of the pleasantest days of my life, prompt me to proclaim that we have come amongst you with no feelings ot personal animosity—no desire to harm your citizens, destroy your property, or interfere with any of your lawful rights, or your social and local institutions be* ?»•& whit ibi'est»«rSwaS'jil*|hpiiJpS| fl!rt “ “ay render unavoidable. Citlzsns of South Carolina, tin civilized worlii etanda appalled at the course you are purs' suing; appalled at the crime you are com mitting against your own mother, the I best, the moßt enlighlend, and heretofore, the moat prosperous of nations. You are in a state of active rebellion agalnat the laws of your country; you Save lawlessly seized upon the forts, arsenals, and’other property belonging to our common oouna try, and within your borders, and with this property, you are in arms and waging a ruthless war against your Constitutional Government, and thus threatening the ex istence of a government which you are bound by the terms of a solemn compact to live under and 'faithfully support In doing this you are not only undermining and preparing the way for totally ignoring your own political and sooial existence, but you are threatening the civilized woi 11 with the odious Eentiment, that self gov. ernment is impossible with pivilizrd man. Fellow Citizens, I implore you to pause and reflect upon the tenor and consequen ces of your act. If the awful sacrifices made by the devaatation of our property, the shedding jf fraternal blood in battle, the mourning and wailing of widows and orphans, throughout our land, are insuffici ent to deter you from further pursuing thiß unholy war, then ponder, I beseech you, upon tho ultimate, but not less certain, re sult which to its further progress, must necessarly and naturally entail, upon your ODoe happy and prosperous State. Indeed, can you pursue this fratricidal war, andl can you imbrue your hands in the loya blood of your countrymen, your friends, yoar kinsmen, for no other object than to unlawfully disrupt the Oonfederncy of a groat people; a confederacy established by yuur own hands, in order to set Hp, were it possible, an independent government under which you can never live in peace, prosperity or quietness, Carolinians, we have come-among you as loyal men, fully impressed with our constitutional obliga tions of your State. Those obligations shall be performed as far aa in our power; but be not deceived; the obligation of sup pressing armed combinations against tbs constitutional authorities is paramount to all others. If, in the performance oi this duty, other minor, but important obliga tions should be in any way neglected, it must be attributed to the necessities of the case, because right, dependent on the low of the State must be necessarily subordi nate tj military exigencies created by in surrection and rebellion. (Signed) T. W. Shebman, Brig. Gen. Commanding. Headquarters G. C. Port Royal, Mov 8, 1861. • * ’ Flab Ship Wabash, Hilton Head a Fort Boitax Harbor, l November 9, 1861. J ■Sir —Since writing my official dispatch I have sent the gunboats to lake pcssession of Beaufort to protect the inhabitants, bat | 1 regret to say that they have fled, and the town is abandoned to the negrbes, who are reported to me as being in a lawless condition. The light vessels, which I hoped to save, were destroyed in the destruction of the forts by the rebels. The post offico was visited, and a number of letters, &e , obtained. X have covered Skull Greek at the mouth of Broad river, and have cut off the com munications between Charleston and Sa vannah. KeBpectfully, your obedient servant. (Signed) S. F. Dupont, Flag Officer, Com. S. A. Blockading Squadron. To Hon.- Gideon Welles Secretary of the Navy, Washington , D. C. The moment Gen. Drayton took to his horse in the panic of the 7th, bis 200 ser vants wont directly to the Wabash. This is worthy of notice, as patting down the romance that the slaves were ready to fight for their masters. They surrounded Oapt. Ammon in crowds, at Beaufort, one of them cilling out m the joy of his heart I “I didn't think you could -do it, mass-1”, So says an extract from a private letter from au officer engaged in the bombard f ment. Flao Snip Wabash, off Hilton Head, I Port Koval Harbor, Nov. Bth, ’6 X J Sir: —l have the honor to inform you that yesterday I attacked the enemy’s batteries on Bay Point and Hilton Head [ Forts Beauregaid and Walker, and'suc ceeded in silencing them -alter an en gagement of four hours duration, and driving away the squadron of rebel steamers under Com. Tatnell. v The re conuoisanee of yesterday made us ac quainted with the superiority ot Fort Walker and to that I directed my special efforts, engaging it at first at a distance of 800 and afterwards of 000 yards, but the plan of attack brought the squadron sufficiently near Fort Beauregard to receive its fire, and the ship were frequently fighting the bat teries on both sides at the same time. The action was began, on my part, at 26 minutes after 9 o’clock, and athalf past two the American ensign was hoisted on the flag Btaff of Fort Walker, and this morning, at sunrise, on Fort Beaure gard, The defeat of the enemy termi nated in their utter rout and confusion. Their quarters and encampments were abandoned without any attempt on their part to .carry away either public or private property. The ground over which they fled was strewn with the arms of the privates, and the officers re tired in tdo much haste to submit tothe encumbrance of their swords. Handing my marines and a company of seamen, 1 took possession of the de serted ground and held the forts on Hilton Head until the arrival of Gen. Sherman, to whom I had the honor to i transfer its oconpation. We have cap tured forty-three pieces of cannon, most of them of the heaviest calibre, and of the most improved description. The bearer of these dispatches will have the honor to carry with him the captured Hags and two Bmall brass field pieces,' lately .belonging to the State of South Carolina, which we send home as suit able trophies of the success of the Navy. A detailed account of this battle will be : submitted hereafter. I have the honor to be, very respectfully, Your ob’t servant, (Signed) £>. F. Dupont, Flag Officer Commanding S. A. Block. Squadron. ?• S.—The bearer of dispatches will also carry with him the first Ameri* can ensign raised upon the soil of South Carolina since the rebellion broke out. To the Hon. Gideon Welles, Sec’y of Navy, Washington. AsRJEBEL ACCOUNT. Cairo, Nov. 12. —The Memphis Appeal ef the 11th, contains the following dis patch : Susannah, Nov, 9th—via Neu> Orleans. —The steamer Sameon has arrived from Port Boyal with ttfc wounded from the en gagement yesterday. * There were fifteen vessels inside «t»a several outside. The Minnesota was the first to enter, followed by others. The attack oh the Torts was irons three sides. After the firatround from the fleet the three principal guns in the battery were dismounted. * The engagement lasted five hours. Dur ing its continuance all our guns were dis mounted- &tfo6 "le»ton papers say that the.batterys were badly worked, and that the enemy’s firing was excellent. Total- Confederate loss one hundred. jparßOrj WINES, BBANIOES, bins WHISKIES, , OP3O* rtnrt. aagawataa* C"l. Hoy*rdj'BeehleikKiliiSsihf r .MioorTa,BordoD.Wheellue. H. MotLslhndfßifesaanS Citis-n, CsUhonn/iEyaiUtjße. 7™ Linden, Hartin, rauciuhAtl. tn j? v '-: -'Av* Olari Daan, Marailliot, Poitimouth- «“The River—l,Mt Ovohing'&f twilfjfht there were eight feet .four Inches water in the channel and faffing. The weather was miffi and pleasant.; hnsioess on tfeJtlßi'fwasbrfrk," ? 14 i \\ r e regret aBO death-of I Capt s. O. Voudg who died it his resideneeiM Be wickley on Weanhsaaymorrinß,»ftArV<»ii'trssA M illness. The cap sin ~waaia self-mile maii first Ohss meehsdc, a maßhfgreitjuifgmenfraklJljAnd enterprise, andTffiie oPffi|‘beit hnrgh mechanics everhaA-hfiUiyaf'thajKiL-boatß on the western.wsuws Wjfa«plann44T*sa , -tirtingh. !?A eot J oaßrh^w£ tor e *T d two oU dteo> whi °hkrt amply-provided tor- Mmy other , besides them wlli amirt7e,f of real sorrow to the mentors of Cant. The hew and jjffiftjt • iran wi 1 hereafter Jecmintkaaad bjT&p)rfOjr Oalhono, a cleTer oaar. sndoaacf men in the west We are ptaaMd le tain on the deeksgsln. Capt. J. Omghey,.hohn Charge of the officetie cce of businessmen Outcomes to (hr art. Thsuspt,/,, has hosts of Wends, and deservedly to.' Thetatt. red will leave this day, postUniy, forCiotfnnw and Evansville. - -. l iw-T-T t&~ The splendid- passenger stdfither, Meinolle; Captfi. Mo9ewin, Iraveitthla dsy for Su. ’ Loola and Intirmediste ports. IMs bast had nn- Burpassed ecoommodaUbiis, having )nsV-'’nßde^ sepair5 epaira * toft. IfeGtowWiid the r*, 1 Mr. 0. H. Lorens, would make a less worthy SITE- B@.lt wlll besoen by reference to^furA advertising oolumns- that the A, Ho.alJL.' AmonhL Capt. thuiran, Inaras Xor fit -Loulb on Wednesday; passengers anttfsluppere.WfiLiesr ro'^ ai; « W Bauamaa ta’vSgTS Off to-day positively the Jptfipdid stumer lowa. Oapt. w A .MoorfeyitoserrSaioing n W fIHH W ° rdlOUle, ' iSe - been fitted up in a superior manner for-the hit trade; D D Moore has charge of (he ifßet. B®= “AfaeL” We areactuallybuild log two new atfamers in this TicttitgWffir faapt. Peony Broan.at steamer for Capt. W. B. Htzlelt, atSeliverncn.- .What other Weatera oily can boast a» mpbht Our advertising cplumns:ann6unce he fact that the steamer Beiance.Captain’ Beno, , >ke “ ®oekly trips between this port and QaUino ha We wish her success. -i. The following steamerß iTfeerei ad* vertised to leave Oineihnati for day: Ben Franklin,Marengo,Bey<iity, toinomj Ajago, Florence. ' -v-- ,JS@*The steamer Commodore' Perry, Captain Brown, has been charteredby the govern* ment at Oinoinnati. Bheia running between that port and .Kanawha. Wheeling packet for.-., this morning is the steamer Minerva, Captaih.Gordon. or courts. Capt. Johnson will do the fionhmn the office. ~ B®. Our advertising columnsubtes the fact tut Capt. Bogere’ finevejeameriiuiffkm, is annoonced for St. Lonis. S&* Capt S. A. Beno’e floe packet, Saint Louis, leaves for toe '‘Mound yttj” brnSaturday— Passengera and shippers will heer'fehifi^'feA fl®“ The imports by the riveryesterdav H®. The flags in port yastarday'ifa our Steamers were at half mash ana token of reaped to the memory of Capt 8. ft Young, ' The side wheel steamer , Jesite Is aga.n at onr landing, after an absence of two" years. For Wheeling, Marietta and GalilpoUg. , 1 BVEEY TUESDAY/* P. T'HB STEA mee science,.;- i» SSBsSWfflSafe«!« B« Agent. *'or Clnciuiumi XiOUlaville and : Evansville. 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